Publication: Los caballeros andantes y el preceptor real. Libros de caballería en la biblioteca de García de Loaysa Girón (1534-1599)
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2018
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El fallecimiento en 1599 del arzobispo don García de Loaysa Girón propició el inventario de sus bienes, entre los que se encontraba su riquísima biblioteca. Loaysa había conseguido a lo largo de su vida ir ascendiendo dentro del mundo cortesano y del eclesiástico hasta llegar a los más altos puestos de la administración y de la Iglesia de la Monarquía Hispánica. Sus elevadas rentas le permitieron saciar sus inquietudes intelectuales con una enorme biblioteca, donde abarcaba todas las áreas del conocimiento, como la teología, la historia, la gramática, las matemáticas, la arquitectura, la geografía, etc. Al mismo tiempo, guardó dentro de su magnífico conjunto libresco obras de carácter literario, entre las que destacan su relevante colección de libros de caballería. A lo largo de este artículo nos acercaremos a la vida y a la importante biblioteca de Loaysa, intentando entender la introducción de tan importante conjunto de literatura caballeresca en su erudita biblioteca.
In 1599 the archbishop don García de Loaysa Girón died and his goods were inventoried, including his remarkable library. During his life, Loaysa achieved some of the most relevant positions inside the administration and the Church of the Hispanic Monarchy. His high income allowed him to satisfy his intellectual concerns with his vast library, that covered all the knowledge areas, such as theology, history, grammar, mathematics, architecture, geography, etc. At the same time, the library also contained narrative books with some of the most famous ones about knight-errant. Throughout this paper we will study the life and the significant library of Loaysa, with the aim of understanding the introduction of such a relevant collection of chivalry books in his erudite library.
In 1599 the archbishop don García de Loaysa Girón died and his goods were inventoried, including his remarkable library. During his life, Loaysa achieved some of the most relevant positions inside the administration and the Church of the Hispanic Monarchy. His high income allowed him to satisfy his intellectual concerns with his vast library, that covered all the knowledge areas, such as theology, history, grammar, mathematics, architecture, geography, etc. At the same time, the library also contained narrative books with some of the most famous ones about knight-errant. Throughout this paper we will study the life and the significant library of Loaysa, with the aim of understanding the introduction of such a relevant collection of chivalry books in his erudite library.